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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what is John's father's profession?
(a) Dentist.
(b) Country store keeper.
(c) Biographer.
(d) Philosopher.

2. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, what does the girl think that she and her other classmates look like in their all white clothes?
(a) Like snow in a field.
(b) Like dead children in a dream.
(c) Like angels in heaven.
(d) Like clouds in the sky.

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, where do Bobby and John go to have lunch?
(a) The Black Sheep.
(b) Oberon's.
(c) Mezcal.
(d) Arnaud's.

4. In the italicized section of Chapter 7, who does the girl say made the dummy's suit?
(a) Bobby's mother.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) The girl made it herself.
(d) Bobby.

5. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what does he switch his major to?
(a) Actuarial science.
(b) Silent cinema.
(c) Physics.
(d) Classical piano.

6. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 8, how does the girl break her mother's heart, according to the Kid?
(a) She will not attend school.
(b) She does not respect her father.
(c) She refuses to take her medication.
(d) She will not eat grits.

7. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, what does the Kid want to show the girl?
(a) Some new chataquas.
(b) Pages from the Kid's diary.
(c) Some film reels.
(d) Templates from Base One.

8. What does Bobby tell Kline happened two year earlier at his grandmother's family house in Tennessee?
(a) All of Bobby's father's papers were taken, along with family letter and photo albums.
(b) Guys in suits came to question Bobby's grandmother about Bobby's father.
(c) People came to try and take Bobby's sister away.
(d) Guys in suits came and gave Bobby a lot of medals and a check and said it was owed to his father.

9. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what is the girl writing in her notebook when the Kid wants to look at it?
(a) Shorthand notes on Gabelsberger.
(b) Technical drawings of violins.
(c) Architectural designs.
(d) Musical compositions.

10. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what did Kline's parrot do in the carnival?
(a) Balanced a ball on his beak.
(b) Juggled handkerchiefs.
(c) Rode a bicycle on a wire.
(d) Flew through a maze.

11. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, where was Kline born?
(a) British Columbia.
(b) Montreal.
(c) Vancouver.
(d) Toronto.

12. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, Where does Bobby see John Sheddan?
(a) At Galatoire's.
(b) At Tujague's.
(c) At the Absinthe House.
(d) At Seven Seas.

13. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 8, where does Brat get admitted to school?
(a) Pace.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Emory.
(d) Georgia State University.

14. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what happens to Bobby's pet while he is away on the dive job?
(a) It dies.
(b) It runs away.
(c) It makes a friend with a bird.
(d) It gives birth to babies.

15. In the italicized section of Chapter 8, what does the girl bring to her neighbor's apartment?
(a) A color television set.
(b) A radio.
(c) A fancy dinner dress.
(d) A record player.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what does the girl call the Kid when he asks her why he gets no respect from her?

2. What is another of Bobby's nicknames for John?

3. In Chapter 8, where does John say that he recently spent some time recovering?

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what is Kline's role in his family's carnival?

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, after Bobby leaves the agent's office, he thinks about his visit to his sister's mental hospital. What is the name of the mental hospital?

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